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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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